Alfred Whitehead

Canadian composer, organist and painter (1887-1974)
Person human Q4723614
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Alfred Whitehead

Summary

Alfred Whitehead is a human[1]. He was born on July 10, 1887[2]. He died on April 1, 1974[3]. He worked as a conductor[4], painter[5], composer[6], and music educator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alfred Whitehead was born on July 10, 1887[2].
  • Alfred Whitehead died on April 1, 1974[3].
  • Alfred Whitehead held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Alfred Whitehead held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • Alfred Whitehead worked as a conductor[4].
  • Alfred Whitehead's professions included painter[5].
  • Alfred Whitehead worked as a composer[6].
  • Alfred Whitehead's professions included music educator[7].
  • Alfred Whitehead was employed by McGill University[11].
  • Alfred Whitehead was employed by Mount Allison University[12].
  • Alfred Whitehead was educated at McGill University[13].
  • Alfred Whitehead was educated at University of Toronto[14].
  • Alfred Whitehead was educated at Royal College of Music[15].
  • Alfred Whitehead is recorded as male[16].
  • Alfred Whitehead's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Alfred Whitehead's family name is recorded as Whitehead[18].
  • Alfred Whitehead's given name is recorded as Alfred[19].
  • Alfred Whitehead's instrument is recorded as organ[20].
  • Alfred Whitehead's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Alfred Whitehead's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1887-07-10[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1974-04-01[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 61fce4ec-7de5-4c69-a4b3-6231648eaef6[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Alfred Whitehead was born on July 10, 1887[2].

Education

Educated at McGill University[13], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1821[30], headquartered in Montreal[31]; University of Toronto[14], a public research university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1827[34], headquartered in Toronto[35]; and Royal College of Music[15], a conservatory[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1882[38], headquartered in London[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[4], painter[5], composer[6], and music educator[7]. Employers include McGill University[11], a public research university[40], in Canada[41], founded in 1821[42], headquartered in Montreal[43] and Mount Allison University[12], a university[44], in Canada[45], founded in 1839[46].

Death and Burial

Alfred Whitehead died on April 1, 1974[3].

Why It Matters

Alfred Whitehead ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

What did Alfred Whitehead do for work?

Alfred Whitehead worked as conductor[4], painter[5], composer[6], and music educator[7].

Where did Alfred Whitehead go to school?

Alfred Whitehead was educated at McGill University[13], University of Toronto[14], and Royal College of Music[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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